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'S Mi ri Dìreadh san Dubh-ghlaic

Date March 1938
Track ID 43238
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CDC.7.5

Original Tape ID

box_07_D05-B

Summary

In this waulking song, the composer tells of climbing the dark glen. There was terror ahead. If the relatives of the composer knew what had happened, they would send a ship with heroes including the tacksmen of Boreray and Vallay.

Item Notes

10 lines sung. The tune was used by Fr Allan MacDonald for the Christmas hymn 'Cliù Dhia sna Flathas' printed in 'Bàrdachd Mhaighstir Ailein' (J. L. Campbell ed., 1965) p. 98.

See also:
'Eilein na h-Òige' (Ronald Black ed. 2002) p. 226

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Disc

Audio Quality

Fair